El Salvador vs Guatemala: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
El Salvador
33.0%
in 2025
Guatemala
33.0%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
122nd
Guatemala rank
124th
Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 33.0% against 33.0% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guatemala ahead.
El Salvador ranks 122nd and Guatemala ranks 124th of 253 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.5% | 45.3% | 9.8% | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 39.4% | 5.4% | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 34.7% | 2.0% | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 33.0% | 33.3% | 0.3% | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area as a proportion of total land area, El Salvador or Guatemala?
- El Salvador, at 33.0% against 33.0% in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area as a proportion of total land area between El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 0.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- El Salvador ranks 122nd and Guatemala ranks 124th of 253 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.